Topic: What do you (or the women in your life) call it?
Topic Posted by: cook
Date Posted: Thu Jul 3 21:36:46 2008
Additional Comments: In DebS's post above she mentions her pocket book. Growing up, everyone always called it a purse. At some point in my adult life I started referring to it as a handbag. What do you call it?
Posted by: Paige Date posted: Sat Jul 5 18:22:52 2008
Message: A waste of time! I don't carry one. :)
Posted by: Rose Bush Date posted: Sat Jul 5 0:22:57 2008
Message:
It's a handbag. A purse is something that coin is kept in and is often carried in a handbag. The term pocket book is meaningless to me (ie, I know what it is, but it is not used in this neck of the woods.
A "handbag" is also the term used for a male companion on shopping trips or social outings ie, he is an accessory.
Posted by: Brenda J Date posted: Fri Jul 4 15:45:21 2008
Message: I call it a purse, but I notice on websites it is usually called a handbag.
Posted by: Pronoun Date posted: Fri Jul 4 0:55:11 2008
Message: Purse. I think of pocketbook as a wallet :-)
Posted by: sam Date posted: Fri Jul 4 0:00:25 2008
Message: Purse. Pocketbook always confused me because that's something that should have pages!
Posted by: cc Date posted: Thu Jul 3 23:46:05 2008
Message: I grew up with pocketbook. I think I started using purse after I moved away & I was the only one who said pocketbook.
Posted by: Denise Date posted: Thu Jul 3 23:19:24 2008
Message: I grew up hearing pocketbook. I call it purse most of the time, but I have called it pocketbook in a rare moment.
Posted by: Bonk5 Date posted: Thu Jul 3 22:40:25 2008
Message: Purse mostly, and I have way too many of them!
The term pocketbook was what my Grandmother always called her purse...I think of a pocketbook as small....a purse medium....and a handbag big. Also 'Handbag' implies designer bag to me. I have a purse!! & a coin purse! Hey what about Tote, Satchel, etc....!?
Posted by: Mrs. Betty Slocombe Date posted: Thu Jul 3 22:26:01 2008
Message: Purse, or the Ukrainian word for it which is difficult to spell, but it's pronounced something like: poo lau tiss
Posted by: DebS Date posted: Thu Jul 3 22:25:47 2008
Message: LOL - my mother always called it a pocket book, so I adoped the same word. I've used purse before too, though.
Posted by: Peaches Date posted: Thu Jul 3 22:07:22 2008
Message: I usually say purse, but may occasionally say bag.
Posted by: serialmom Date posted: Thu Jul 3 22:00:22 2008
Message: I say purse but I've noticed if its an expensive one its referred to as a handbag or bag in ads.
Posted by: ingyandbert Date posted: Thu Jul 3 21:57:10 2008
Message: I usually just call it a bag, as in handbag.
Posted by: Megan Date posted: Thu Jul 3 21:51:47 2008
Message: It's a purse, of course!
